 | | Re: the best laid plans of mice and men
|
|
(...) LOL! Can anyone say "junior"? I know this post has caused some controversy, but I did think it was funny. I also think serious points could be drawn from it too. Juniorized pieces are a legitimate gripe for many of us. High price/piece ratios (...) (24 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
|
| |
| | Re: the best laid plans of mice and men
|
|
(...) (Backpedaling) Oh, did you think that I thought that Brad was quoting Shakespeare *there*? ;-) (...) Touché, Bruce. Nuttin' like being hoisted by one's own petard... and we Larritarians don't stomach humble pie very well:-) -John (...) (24 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
|
| |
| | Re: the best laid plans of mice and men
|
|
(...) Looks like you missed it by two. (...) Rarely - I'd spend too much time posting followups to myself. (...) Nope, that's not it, either. Not that you questioned anyone. John Neal's post is a much better response than I'll ever be able to write. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
|
| |
| | Re: the best laid plans of mice and men
|
|
(...) Sorry, I did not mean to have my comments construed as a personal attack. I 100% accept that my post was rather pointless, my reply to Steve was meant to be a rhetorical question which infers that my post was not the only pointless one on (...) (24 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
|
| |
| | Re: the best laid plans of mice and men
|
|
(...) I thought he was expressing disatisfaction with Lego in general. I don't entirely agree with him, but I thought the cheap shot was the above response. (...) In my judgment Steve made the personal attack. It's nice that a Lego representative is (...) (24 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
|
| |
| | Re: the best laid plans of mice and men
|
|
"Scott A" <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote in message news:G0qAoF.I02@lugnet.com... (...) you (...) question (...) Why are you making a personal attack on Steve when he made a valid observation on your comments? (...) common (...) all (...) Sure, deadlines (...) (24 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
|
| |
| | Re: the best laid plans of mice and men
|
|
On Sun, 10 Sep 2000, Brad Justus wrote: [SNIP] (...) [SNIP] A very small part of me is extremely disappointed, and a larger part is extremely relieved. I've got another month to pay off the credit card... -Laura (loves shopping online) (24 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
|
| |
| | Re: the best laid plans of mice and men
|
|
(...) Yes, I thought I'd get it in early before all the sycophants woke up. Do you always point out pointless posts, or is it just that I have dared to question the great one? (...) A deadline is a deadline. When I am expected to meet a deadline, I (...) (24 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
|
| |
| | Re: the best laid plans of mice and men
|
|
(...) your (...) Think (...) cares (...) Robert Burns, I believe. The best-laid plans o' mice an' men Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain For promised joy. (...) The trouble with doing (sic) is that you have to be correct (...) (24 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
|
| |
| | Re: the best laid plans of mice and men
|
|
In lugnet.lego.direct, Scott A wrote: [snipped one-liner] Scott, Was there any point to your response, other than scoring a cheap shot? My take on Brad's latest posting is this: it's common for technical projects (new software, new web pages, etc) (...) (24 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
|
| |
| | Re: LEGO.new is coming
|
|
When is the new site supposed to be up! It's September 11th! John (24 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
|
| |
| | Re: the best laid plans of mice and men
|
|
(...) <sigh> Really? Dissapointed (sic)? I've seen *great* strides made by TLC. Think about where we were even 3 years ago-- the advent of Town Jr, pre-SW, pre-LLC, (pre-orange;-) Heck, now we have a TLC big-wig who actually listens to and cares (...) (24 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
|
| |
| | Re: the best laid plans of mice and men
|
|
"Scott A" <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote in message news:G0pqvC.5or@lugnet.com... (...) your (...) Its my understanding that Brad and the LD team have been working very hard on the new launch, and really, what's a few days' delay? Cut them a little (...) (24 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
|
| |
| | Re: the best laid plans of mice and men
|
|
Don't worry about it Brad, personally, I'm used to being dissapointed by your company. :-| Scott A (...) (24 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
|
| |
| | Re: the best laid plans of mice and men
|
|
Hi Brad. Thanks for keeping us up to date -- I'm sure we all appreciate it. I realize things like this often take more time than planned. [Followup set to .general] (24 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
|
| |
| | Re: the best laid plans of mice and men
|
|
Well, as one who was looking forward to seeing the New LEGO.com, the anxiety is killing me..... But, I can wait a few more days.... Thanks for the update!! Gene Weissinger (24 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
|
| |
| | the best laid plans of mice and men
|
|
As many of you are aware, tomorrow (September 11) is the scheduled launch date for the new LEGO.com (aka "LEGO.new"), which features a new interface and content architecture as well as the introduction of LEGO Shop At Home online and to several (...) (24 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.lego.announce, lugnet.announce, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general) !
|
| |
| | Differences Between US and Canadian S@H Catalogs
|
|
Dear Brad Justus, To this date the Shop at Home (S@H) catalog for Canada has had different contents than the US one (US having extra pages) even though both countries now order from the same US location. My question is why can I not get a US catalog (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
|
| |
| | Product Suggestions:- Thunderbirds & NASA
|
|
Attn: Lego UK LTD Lego Futura Lego Direct Mr Brad Justus. Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to respectfully suggest the following two ideas for new ranges. Firstly, I would like to suggest that you consider a range of sets based on vehicles in Gerry (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
|
| |
| | Re: New Chrome Castle Sets
|
|
Larry Pieniazek wrote: <snip> (...) Actually, I'm also sure that there is no possibility of "availability of everything IN everywhere", but I wish there would be a possibility of "availability of everything TO everywhere". Being a citizen of a (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
|
